Side-by-side distribution
Go (Golang)
$170,389
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 14.5%
- Live roles
- 256
JavaScript
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 26.9%
- Live roles
- 171
Highest-paying jobs
Staff Software Engineer, AI Code Review - Python, Go, Rust, C#
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Go Lead)
Staff Software Engineer, Bazel & Go
Software Engineer (Go, Python, TS)
Senior Backend Engineer, Analytics Instrumentation (Golang)
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
Senior Software Engineer (RoR/Go), SSCS: Authentication
Senior Software Engineer (Golang)
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Frameworks), JavaScript SDK
Senior Software Engineer (Node), JavaScript SDK
Software Engineer 2 (Hybrid) - JavaScript/React/Angular/Java/Linux
Full-Stack Developer - Python/JavaScript/CSS/REST/Docker
Technical Requirements Systems Engineer(Mid/Senior)(Hybrid) - Java/JavaScript/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Front-End Developer (Mid/Senior) - Java/Quarkus/HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Oracle/AWS
Automated Test Engineer (Hybrid) - Cypress/JavaScript/Agile/Git/Jira/AWS/CI/CD
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| RH RVO Health | $134,325 | 4 |
|
Block
|
$329,500 | 3 |
|
Instacart
|
$221,319 | 2 |
|
GitLab
|
$186,000 | 2 |
Certik
|
$141,000 | 2 |
Bloomreach
|
$73,397 | 2 |
|
Notion
|
$325,500 | 1 |
|
G2i Inc.
|
$312,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Air Apps
|
$60,559 | 11 |
Esri
|
$112,580 | 9 |
|
Captivation Software
|
$200,000 | 7 |
|
Sentry
|
$243,615 | 4 |
Virtu Financial
|
$175,000 | 2 |
Oscilar
|
$158,083 | 2 |
D2B
|
$24,363 | 2 |
Mercury
|
$225,800 | 1 |
JavaScript salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,800 | 5 |
| Toronto | $209,730 | 3 |
| New York | $175,000 | 4 |
| Denver | $112,580 | 9 |
Go (Golang) vs JavaScript: which pays more?
The median for Go (Golang) is $170,389 per year (typically $141,000–$187,200), versus $175,000 for JavaScript ($107,973–$200,000). That puts JavaScript about 3% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Go (Golang) and JavaScript are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.